

Everyone pleads not guilty. There’s ALMOST no reason to do anything else.
Even if he was 100% guilty and knows he’s going down for it, you still plead not guilty so you have a chance to plea bargain.
I personally think he’s being railroaded, but pleading not guilty is basically meaningless in cases like this.
You can plea bargain all the way up to the verdict. It’s possible to do the whole trail, and during jury deliberation strike a deal and the whole trial gets cancelled.